Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for March 23, 2016

Chet looks like he expects to be waited on hand and foot.

Is that a sacred scroll?

Bev, so you dress for cocktail hour? How decadent. And hoity-toity.

Bev, Rose, and Susan?

Step right up, ladies!

Just gone Cocktail Hour time down here! G & T here I come.

Hi Bevvie – been good. Been busy. I always check in but cannot always reply. All you Balladers are still going strong It has just gone 5pm and the cocktails are calling me… can you hear them? Gggggiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnn!

I dressed up for the party. Well I combed my hair. (btw my hair is really this color!) and it’s this long too. Is it me? Hmmmm

i see ice bucket, tongs, and a highball glass, but no way to refill said glass once empty. Plus the clear and present fire hazard posed by the candles. This does not look optimal.

Ah yes. A shot of 151 rum, 2 oz Ever-clear, a dash of Green Chartreuse. Pour gently – flame and you have…Chet-a-la-bombe

Personally, I always dress for Cocktail Hour. That way if it runs into Cocktail 3 or 4 Hours, I have something to take off.

…nothing for me here.

Oh I’ll have an X-tra Large Super Sized Shrimp Cocktail please with an iced tea chaser. I will need someone to help fend off the 5 cats and my Weimaraner so I can enjoy it though. Oh what the heck make mine a double.

Nothing like treating yourself.

I celebrate my happy hour with 2 glasses of grape juice!!

It’s 5PM somewhere. May I join you ladies in a cocktail?

It’s ALWAYS Cocktail Hour for some of my crew !

My Mom’s family would dress for coctails even when they were on vacation in a cabin with no one else around. for me, happy hour starts when I wake up. I’m not waiting cuz ya never know ;)

BevI see you combed your hair too! I love the new cut!

Uh…. SuSun….me an sTeL bein gon at teh same tyme is purrly a koinsident…ah mean… ah bin bizy ya no wit doin alotta travelin, an azzit is ahm dowN in NeW MessyCo lukin fer sum new chiLLy peepers ta yuze fer a bigg-o batch of YakChilly at teh TIKI….an ah aint seen hide nor hayr of SteL inna wyle…..BTW…. ah mite be down hair fur awile… buttahl cheq in wen ah kan… _KEEP UP TEH GUD WERK!!! (an ya mite jus fine sumpn egstra inyer pink PaySlip… 8())

Munky,

Got your peppers ( and a killer yak chili recipe ).I’m bringing the 2 cases of mixed chilis, hot imported fresh from Peru and Mexico, right now.

Have a pint of Guinness and a glass of RedBreast Irish ready….

Here’s one of my favorite chilisChocolate Habanero

Pepper Category: Extra Hots, HabanerosScovile Heat Scale Orange Habanero 150000 ScovillesThis Pepper 300000 ScovillesJalapeño 5000 ScovillesScientific ClassificationCapsicum Chinense

Typical Heat Rating in Scovilles300000 – 577000Also known as Black Congo, dark habanero, black habanero, Senegal hot chocolate, and Cuban habanero just to name a few. This variety is from the Caribbean one of hottest and largest of the Habanero family. Closely related to the Jamaican Hot Chocolate habanero but this type grows larger pods and the heat level is a little lower.

These 3 inches long by 2 inches wide fruits ripen from an emerald green to a gorgeous chocolate brown. The ultimate pepper used to make the famous Jamaican Jerk Sauce.

TASTE: The Chocolate Habanero tends to be slightly larger than your typical habanero pepper and has a unique, rich, smoky flavor.

CULINARY USES: Popular in Caribbean cuisine, it is used in chutneys, sauces and marinades and mixes especially well with fruit in salsas.

Cocktail Hour at the Tiki with the Raven.

Chet is going to spill something or start a fire with his version of the Cocktail Hour.

Just sayin’.

Last Rose of Summer GoComics PRO Member said, about 20 hours agoI dressed up for the party. Well, I combed my hair. (btw my hair is really this color!) and it’s this long too. Is it me? Hmmmm_______________

Your hair is gorgeous! I love the colour and the length. Is is you? I don’t know. We haven’t met! ;-D

How is your trip, Stel? I am guessing you are visiting New Mexico. ;-)

Right Monkey…and I supposed she’s in Taos, and you’re in Albuquerque?Sniffle….

Meanwhile… Sorry everybody, that I wasn’t here last night….Had to take a rest day.It happens.

And thanks, Ling.Don’t worry about the bones…. if they need boning I’ll ….um… faint ….er, I mean, I’ll just …um…. bring in some extra little monkeys do do it.

I’m sure they’d love boning bananas.Do you think you could please get some baby bananas?

As for the peppers….we don’t use a lot of habaneros…. only for certain specials, like the Smokin’ Hot Habanero yak chili, or for those who request one of our Liquid Volcano Salsas… and read the disclaimer.

Remember, this is a family restaurant, with children allowed in the rooms where no alcohol is served.Can’t be too careful.

So while we appreciate them…. and the Monkey or I will probably make and bottle up some of our special salsas…

I’d really appreciate some of those lovely sweeter varieties too, that I just can’t seem to get around here….and we do go through a lot of jalapenos, of course.